| | Marquette, MI | Corvallis, OR | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $12,275 | $18,642 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $11,178 | $13,256 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,169 | $7,505 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 16.5 | 18.46 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 753 | 471 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 495 | 334 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.5% | 1.7% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 4.0% | 1.9% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 94.5% | 96.4% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 17.2% | 18.0% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 10.4% | 8.5% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 46.1% | 59.6% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 10.2% | 16.3% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 2.2% | 3.5% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 2.4% | 10.0% | 1.5% |